Ben Fowlkes
@benfowlkes.bsky.social
Sports writer for Uncrowned and Yahoo Sports. Co-host of the Co-Main Event podcast. Previously: The Athletic, USA Today, Sports Illustrated. Fiction in Best American Short Stories. Novice hockey league MVP. https://sports.yahoo.com/author/ben-fowlkes/
Say happy birthday to my dog, who is four today.
May 1, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Say happy birthday to my dog, who is four today.
The big homie W.S. Merwin.
April 29, 2025 at 2:43 AM
The big homie W.S. Merwin.
Just letting you know that I got dressed up and then kicked ass at the Easter egg* hunt at my friend Kasey’s house.
*Jello shots
*Jello shots
April 20, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Just letting you know that I got dressed up and then kicked ass at the Easter egg* hunt at my friend Kasey’s house.
*Jello shots
*Jello shots
Wrote something new on the absurdity of life or whatever for the ol’ Substack. thefightinglife.substack.com/p/we-dont-kn...
April 19, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Wrote something new on the absurdity of life or whatever for the ol’ Substack. thefightinglife.substack.com/p/we-dont-kn...
For an administration so obsessed with “efficiency” these people sure are spending an incredible amount of time and money and energy on keeping one man locked up in another country. But maybe that’s just what happens when your only guiding principle is: we can do whatever we want.
April 18, 2025 at 12:41 AM
For an administration so obsessed with “efficiency” these people sure are spending an incredible amount of time and money and energy on keeping one man locked up in another country. But maybe that’s just what happens when your only guiding principle is: we can do whatever we want.
The relevant section of wall for full context. With that project done I must now invent a new one.
April 16, 2025 at 2:14 PM
The relevant section of wall for full context. With that project done I must now invent a new one.
After doing some painting and sprucing up my living room I needed some new art. I got this dope Minotaur piece from @chloecumming.bsky.social’s online shop and I love it. She has lots of great stuff on there so if you’re in the market I highly recommend.
April 16, 2025 at 2:13 PM
After doing some painting and sprucing up my living room I needed some new art. I got this dope Minotaur piece from @chloecumming.bsky.social’s online shop and I love it. She has lots of great stuff on there so if you’re in the market I highly recommend.
This is just to inform you that I was a witness at my friend’s wedding and it was glorious. By it of course I mean my suit.
April 11, 2025 at 9:06 PM
This is just to inform you that I was a witness at my friend’s wedding and it was glorious. By it of course I mean my suit.
Got a poem in this if you even care. pinholepoetry.ca/current-issu...
April 4, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Got a poem in this if you even care. pinholepoetry.ca/current-issu...
The big homie @vincemancini.bsky.social is making some very good points here. www.gq.com/story/how-bu...
March 25, 2025 at 4:34 PM
The big homie @vincemancini.bsky.social is making some very good points here. www.gq.com/story/how-bu...
Don’t even act like I’ve never experienced tranquility sitting outside a Paris cafe because I’d just have to go and post this and make you look like an absolute FOOL.
March 19, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Don’t even act like I’ve never experienced tranquility sitting outside a Paris cafe because I’d just have to go and post this and make you look like an absolute FOOL.
Here’s what I wonder about cathedrals. Do you think it was a hard sell for the first guy to come up with the idea? Like, let’s build a church but make it the size of a mountain and also none of us who begin the work will live to see the end of it.
March 18, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Here’s what I wonder about cathedrals. Do you think it was a hard sell for the first guy to come up with the idea? Like, let’s build a church but make it the size of a mountain and also none of us who begin the work will live to see the end of it.
Here’s a new Substack joint from your dear, dear friend Ben. thefightinglife.substack.com/p/the-dreade...
March 14, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Here’s a new Substack joint from your dear, dear friend Ben. thefightinglife.substack.com/p/the-dreade...
Meanwhile, actual flag-waving Nazis in America get police protection. Just an insane reality we’re living in where each day brings a fresh reminder that we are living basically none of the values we claim to have.
March 11, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Meanwhile, actual flag-waving Nazis in America get police protection. Just an insane reality we’re living in where each day brings a fresh reminder that we are living basically none of the values we claim to have.
An absolutely wild and terrifying admission to say the guy committed no crimes but you’re going after him anyway because you just don’t like his views and think they might be counter to your objectives. And to admit it’s basically a test run to see if there are any limits on your power. Insane.
March 11, 2025 at 6:19 PM
An absolutely wild and terrifying admission to say the guy committed no crimes but you’re going after him anyway because you just don’t like his views and think they might be counter to your objectives. And to admit it’s basically a test run to see if there are any limits on your power. Insane.
And did I mention that I did it with a messed up knee?
March 10, 2025 at 5:41 AM
And did I mention that I did it with a messed up knee?
UFC cutting to special guests at cageside like…
March 9, 2025 at 4:54 PM
UFC cutting to special guests at cageside like…
Years later this piece has only gotten more relevant.
March 5, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Years later this piece has only gotten more relevant.
My friend is in Idaho for the week and she sent me this picture of a cutting board she found that frankly seems like a remarkable troll job.
March 3, 2025 at 4:10 PM
My friend is in Idaho for the week and she sent me this picture of a cutting board she found that frankly seems like a remarkable troll job.
Got a brand new Substack post for you, and as always it’s free to all. thefightinglife.substack.com/p/ambition-t...
February 28, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Got a brand new Substack post for you, and as always it’s free to all. thefightinglife.substack.com/p/ambition-t...
Started reading this novel about the French resistance on the recommendation of the big homie @danbrooks.bsky.social and it is very good. Seems especially relevant now, what with all the Nazis in our midst.
February 22, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Started reading this novel about the French resistance on the recommendation of the big homie @danbrooks.bsky.social and it is very good. Seems especially relevant now, what with all the Nazis in our midst.
Look at this picture of my dog.
February 19, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Look at this picture of my dog.
I’m not a lawyer or anything so will someone tell me, is it a good sign when a judge is asking if you understand that your argument is biologically incorrect?
February 19, 2025 at 4:07 PM
I’m not a lawyer or anything so will someone tell me, is it a good sign when a judge is asking if you understand that your argument is biologically incorrect?
I said what I said.
February 17, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I said what I said.